U.S. speedskater Simon Cho allegedly tampered with the skates of a Canadian rival at last year’s world short track team speedskating championships in Poland on the orders of his coach, according to an arbitration filing.
The charge is contained in the filing on behalf of 13 U.S. short track skaters seeking to have coach Chun Jae-su dismissed from his job as head coach of the national team. They allege that Chun allegedly asked Cho to sabotage a Canadian skater. Chun has yet to respond to the allegations in the request for arbitration document filed Tuesday.
According to the filing, Cho later told a teammate in a written message, “It is my darkest secret and I regret it.” (AP)
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